Co1/Ru Single‐Atom Alloy Catalyst for Sustainable Polypropylene Hydrogenolysis to Long‐Chain Liquid Products
Yuzhen Ge, Yimeng Jin, Alexandra Krestnikova, Sibei Zou, Antonio J. Martín, Gonzalo Guillén‐Gosálbez, Javier Pérez‐Ramírez · 2026
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Yuzhen Ge and co-authors built a catalyst that turns polypropylene waste into liquid fuels in a 2026 study. Breaking this common plastic down with hydrogen can make fuels and chemicals, but the reaction often goes too far and wastes product as gas. Ruthenium catalysts are the best known, yet their tight atom clusters drive that over-cutting. The team seeded single cobalt atoms into the ruthenium surface on a titania support.
The mixed sites kept ruthenium's cutting power but raised the barrier against late over-cutting. Tests ran on both virgin polypropylene and waste plastic. Careful in-process analysis showed how the mixed atom sites behave while working. A catalyst that stops at long liquid chains could make plastic recycling pay, turning trash into fuels and feedstocks instead of low-value gas.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuzhen Ge, Yimeng Jin, Alexandra Krestnikova, Sibei Zou, Antonio J. Martín, Gonzalo Guillén‐Gosálbez, Javier Pérez‐Ramírez |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40038 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |